Our brief on grouse shooting and moorland management

Ahead of the 12th August, the traditional start of the grouse shooting season, the Countryside Alliance has sent a "key questions answered" brief to MPs. The brief begins: There is a lot of misunderstanding about grouse shooting and its associated moorland management. The questions and answers below provide a factual response to the most common concerns.

Contents
1. Is grouse moor management necessary?
2. Does grouse shooting receive subsidy money?
3. Does grouse moor management contribute to flooding?
4. Is grouse moor management bad for water quality?
5. Is heather burning damaging to the environment?
6. Is predator control necessary?
7. Does illegal persecution of birds of prey take place?
8. Is lead ammunition safe to use?
9. Is grouse shooting elitist?
10. Is grouse shooting 'canned hunting'?

Download the document, with the answers to these questions, here: Grouse Shooting The Facts 10 Key Questions Answered July 2016